News from theTransmission Gallery Team

In addition to maintaining a full exhibition program, Transmission Gallery owner/directors, Cameron Brian and Ruth Santee, and gallery manager, TaVee Lee, also show as artists themselves, and curate or jury outside exhibitions

Scroll down for more information on side projects and other news from the team at Transmission Gallery:

Transmission Gallery Owner/Director, Cameron Brian, 3-D Art Judge Alameda County Fair, 2026:

Cameron Brian, owner and gallerist at Transmission Gallery, has over a decade of experience showcasing contemporary art. He has curated more than 100 exhibitions, featuring thousands of works and fostering connections with hundreds of artists. A passionate advocate for the arts, Cameron also taught drawing, figure drawing, woodworking, mold-making, 2D design, and art appreciation.
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With an MFA from the San Francisco Art Institute, and a BFA from The College of Santa Fe, Cameron combines academic expertise with hands-on craftsmanship. He is also a skilled designer focusing on exhibition display, bringing technical precision and artistic vision to every project. His dedication to supporting artists and elevating creative expression is at the heart of his work.

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Work by Transmission Gallery Owners/Directors Cameron Brian and Ruth Santee in the Art Faculty Exhibition
​at San Joaquin Delta College, January 22, 2025 - February 12, 2026:

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Ruth Santee Solo Exhibition at Blue Line Arts in Roseville, CA

Ruth Santee's Goo Goo Zoo
November 29th - January 3rd, 2026

Blue Line Arts
405 Vernon Street, Suite #100,
Roseville, CA 95678

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Curated by Transmission Gallery Owner/Director, Ruth Santee 

NOT HEAVY
selections from Pacific Rim Sculptors
juried by Ruth Santee

​November 13, 2025 - January 6, 2026

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Transmission Gallery artist William Rhodes showing work in London, Sept 15th - October 4th, 2025:

William Rhodes in London
 Threaded Memories
through the African Diaspora
at the Africa Centre in London

Sept 15th - October 4th, 2025

the Afrika Centre
766 Great Suffolk St, London, SE1 0BL​

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William Rhodes' work was shown in Threaded Memories at the Afrika Centre in London in 2025. In addition to the exhibition the Center hosted the creation of a Community Knotted Quilt, a cross-continental collaboration involving communities from San Francisco and London. Through a series of hands-on quilt workshops, participants designed their own fabric squares each telling a personal or cultural story. These were be knotted together to form a single collective quilt, symbolizing shared experience, memory, and creative resistance.

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Transmission Gallery manager, TaVee McAllister Lee, at GearBox Gallery in Oakland:

Left, Tamera Avery, Evergreen, oil on canvas, 86" x 86"; right: TaVee McAllister Lee, Henceforth,  torn paper installation, 10" x 11"

Tamera Avery & TaVee McAllister Lee
Force of Nature

July 3 - August  9, 2025
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Artists' Talk
Saturday, July 26th, starting at 2 pm​

GearBox Gallery
770 West Grand Ave, Oakland, CA 94612
​(just downstairs from Transmission)​

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Transmission Gallery Owner/Director, Cameron Brian, 3-D Art Judge Alameda County Fair, 2025:

Cameron Brian, owner and gallerist at Transmission Gallery, has over a decade of experience showcasing contemporary art. He has curated more than 100 exhibitions, featuring thousands of works and fostering connections with hundreds of artists. A passionate advocate for the arts, Cameron also taught drawing, figure drawing, woodworking, mold-making, 2D design, and art appreciation.
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With an MFA from the San Francisco Art Institute, and a BFA from The College of Santa Fe, Cameron combines academic expertise with hands-on craftsmanship. He is also a skilled designer focusing on exhibition display, bringing technical precision and artistic vision to every project. His dedication to supporting artists and elevating creative expression is at the heart of his work.

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William Rhodes: Throughlines, at the Sanchez Art Center in Pacifica
curated by Transmission Gallery manager, TaVee Lee

Image: William Rhodes, House of Ibeji, 2018, reclaimed wood, pencil, pen, paint, ink. and neon glass, 26 x 30 x 6in

William Rhodes
Throughlines
looking back, reaching forward

February 21 - March 23, 2025

Opening Reception
​Friday, Feb 21st, 7-9 pm

Artist + Curator Conversation
Sunday, March 23rd, 3:30 pm
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Sanchez Art Center
​1220-B Linda Mar Blvd
Pacifica, CA 94044
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More about Throughlines

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 Transmission Gallery Owner/Director Ruth Santee's work selected for the Crocker Kingsley 2025 exhibition:

Ruth Santee, Self Portrait with Snail, 2024, 18" x 18" x 9"

Crocker Kingsley 2025​

January 11, 2025 - February 22, 2025

Opening Reception:  Saturday, January 18th from 5-7pm
2nd Reception:  Saturday, February 15th from 5-7pm
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The prestigious Crocker-Kingsley Exhibition was first juried in 1940, a tradition that continues to the present day. Works selected by this year’s juror, including Ruth Santee's Self Portrait with Snail, will be on display in the exhibition at Blue Line Arts in Roseville, CA, through February 22nd. This year's juror is Grace Kook-Anderson, The Arlene and Harold Schnitzer Curator of Northwest Art at the Portland Art Museum. 

Blue Line Arts
405 Vernon Street, Suite #100,
Roseville, CA 95678

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Transmission Gallery Satellite Project

Curated by Transmission Gallery Owner/Director, Ruth Santee and Gallery Manager, TaVee Lee

​Threads of Change

Work by artists Robin L. Bernstein, Richard-Jonathan Nelson,
​William Rhodes and Ruth Tabancay

November 21 - December 12, 2024

LH Horton, Jr. Gallery, San Joaquin Delta College
​Shima Center, Room 144
5151 Pacific Avenue, Stockton, CA 95207

​​Gallery Hours for the exhibition are:
Monday – Thursday, 11:00am–5:30pm
Friday, 11:00am–1:00pm

More about Threads of Change

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 TaVee Lee, work invited to FORMS, FLESH, FRAME - FIGURE SHOW​​, curated by Kim Froshin

Kim Frohsin, Some Country Shapes

FORMS, FLESH, FRAME - FIGURE SHOW​

December 7, 2024 - January 26, 2025
Reception December 7th, 2024, 4:00 - 6 PM

The theme of this juried show broadly concerns the human figure. This “figuration” can literally portray the human form, in any size, shape, sex or situation to the essence or abstraction of the figure. The juror will be seeking humanity in the “human form”. This can be represented in a wide range media: drawing, mixed media, printmaking, collage or sculpture. As depicted over centuries, the gamut of emotion, expressivity, individualism and physicality to be found in the figure is endless. What is out there in contemporary figuration now? What messages and stories through depictions exploring the human form are relevant, fresh, timeless, surprising and challenging today? 
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Epperson Gallery
1400 Pomona St.
Crockett, CA 94525

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Special Art + Style Event:  October 12th, 2024

Najee Strickland

Blue Gold

On October 12th, Najee Strickland  unveiled Blue Gold at Transmission Gallery, a new collection of designs crafted from recycled denim.: Heroic Trench, Weight of the world duffle bag, oversized denim jacket, Denim Crop bubble coat, denim bikini top and bottom.

Blue Gold explores the complex issues of the fast fashion industry—its reliance on plastics and toxic chemicals, the impact of discarded clothing in places like Ghana, and the healing potential of 100% cotton on the human body. The collection is a statement on sustainability, aiming to inspire awareness and change in the way we view and wear our clothes.

Incorporating Adinkra symbols—visual representations of concepts, proverbs, and aphorisms—this collection pays homage to their origins among the Gyaman people of Ghana and Côte d’Ivoire (Ivory Coast). Historically, these symbols adorned the clothing worn by royalty during significant ceremonies. Today, they transcend their cultural roots, appearing in logos, fashion, furniture, architecture, and more. This evolution reflects their global significance and the recognition of their rich cultural heritage. 

Robin L. Bernstein
New 48 Hills Interview

Read the 48 Hills interview

Work by Transmission Gallery Owner/Director, Ruth Santee, in Made in California at Brea Gallery, Brea CA:

Brea Gallery, 1 Civic Center Circle, Brea, CA 92821

Ruth Santee, Pinky, Conjoined Assemblage, vacuum cleaner, wood, toy parts, acrylic paint, 15 x 18 x 17"

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Transmission Gallery Satellite Project:

Singing to the Difference:

An Examination of Surface Strategies

Curated by Transmission Gallery Owner/Director, Ruth Santee
​and Gallery Manager, TaVee Lee
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Work by artists Cheryl Coon, Leah Korican, Lori Murphy, Jann Nunn, Celena Peet, and Adero Willard

MARCH 7 - APRIL 5, 2024

LH Horton, Jr. Gallery, San Joaquin Delta College
​Shima Center, Room 144
5151 Pacific Avenue, Stockton, CA 95207
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More about Singing to the Difference

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Ruth Santee,  work in a Pacific Rim Sculptors Juried Exhibition:

​A Question of Balance

January 27 - May 26, 2024

JURORS  
JEFF NATHANSON, Executive Director and Art Curator, Museum of Sonoma County (MSC)
Kate Eilertsen, Executive Director/Chief Curator, di Rosa Center for Contemporary Art 

Museum of Sonoma County, 425 7th St, Santa Rosa, CA 95401

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​Work by TaVee McAllister Lee in GLOSSY DREAM
with Christine Ferrouge
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January 11, 2024 - February 10, 2024

GearBox Gallery, Oakland CA

TaVee Lee,  work invited:

The Past in the Present

January 12 - February 25, 2024

Reception Feb 17, 4-6pm

Susan Aulik, Jules Campbell, Carol Dalton, David Fitzgerald, Betsy Kluga, TaVee McAllister Lee, Suzanne Long, Chuck Potter, Lisa Reinertson, Jack Ruszel, Lee Wilder Snyder, Diane Williams

Gallery 621
920 First Street
Benicia, CA 94510

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TaVee Lee,  Awards Juror:

​A Gathering of Color

January 12 - February 16, 2024

Falkirk Cultural Center is pleased to present “A Gathering of Color”, showcasing work by 61 talented San Francisco Bay Area artists in a variety of mediums including painting, textile, sculpture and mixed media. 

Falkirk Cultural Center
1408 Mission Ave.
San Rafael, CA 

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TaVee Lee, Juror:

CONNECTED

January 13 - February 11, 2024

Gallery Route One
11101 Highway One, Ste. 1101
Point Reyes Station, CA 94956

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Amplify Awards

San Francisco Open Studios 2023

​One of 5 invited jurors, TaVee Lee awarded a ribbon to 1000 Sunsets by Bussie Parker Kehoe  and called out work by Jean Brodie, Sarah Newton, Kate Razo, Don Hershman, Andrew DeWitt for special recognition. 

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Work by Ruth Santee in:

Unnatural Selection

 Opening Event October 28th, 2023

​Helvella Gallery in Oakland 
850 42nd St, Oakland, CA 94601
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Ruth Santee, Pinky and Bumps mixed media

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Work by Cameron Brian, Ruth Santee and TaVee McAllister Lee in:

Artists + Curators

MAY 5 - JUNE 25, 2023
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 Work by Jerry Barrish, Ian Bassett,  Mary Katherine Bassett, Cameron Brian, Christine Ferrouge, TaVee McAllister Lee,
​Phil Linhares,  Suzanne Long, Natalie Nelson and Ruth Santee 

Epperson Gallery
1400 Pomona St., Crockett, CA 94525

Work by Ruth Santee on view May 12 - June 10, 2023:

YOUR MOODIEST

​Curated by:
Alana Heiss

​Work by:
Andrea Bergen
Eric Filkins
Ruth Santee
​Alice Wu

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Transmission Gallery Satellite Project 

FLESH + FRAME

Human Figurative Art, Selections from Transmission Gallery Oakland
​March 9 - June 10, 2023

Work by Tamera Avery, Marsha Balian, Lynn Beldner, Christine Ferrouge, Betsy Kluga, 
TaVee McAllister Lee, Suzanne Long, Ruth Santee, and Livia Stein,

Yolo Arts: THE BARN GALLERY
​512 Gibson Road, Woodland, CA 95695

More About the Exhibition

Cameron Brian, Juror

Urban Landscapes

 November 4th, 2022 - January 29th, 2023

​​Epperson Gallery
1400 Pomona Street
Crockett CA 94525​

Urban Landscape a juried National Competition/Exhibition. Urban Landscape a complex structure resulting from the interaction between human and environment. It includes social, cultural and economic dimensions. Urban landscapes are formed and shaped mainly under the influence of human activities. 

Hale Allen, Miles Bianchi, Nathaniel Bice, Catherine Boyer, Annakatrin Burnham, Warren Dreher, Michael Favagrossa, Donna Fenstermaker, Philippe Gandiol, Geraldine Ganun, Julie Garner, Robert Gonsowski, Karl Hauser, Linda Heath Clark, Karen Jacobi, Jill Kerttula, Helen Kim, Diana Krevsky, Eric Kunsman, Mattie Leeds, Angela Liu, Michael Manente, Robin Olsen, Gang Grant Peng, William Peterson, Chuck Potter, Juan Ranieri, Margaret Realica, Nancy Roberts, Randy Rosenberg, Anne Ross, Tiffany Schmierer, Julia Seelos, Stephanie Vlahov, Kathryn Wills.

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Transmission Gallery San Francisco Satellite

April 3, 2022 - March 26, 2023
at 35 Bartlett St in San Francisco's Mission District

Check out our San Francisco Satellite Exhibition Archive